To set up job costing for a contractor, you must first create a clean Chart of Accounts that separates direct job costs (Cost of Goods Sold) from general overhead. Then, every material receipt, payroll hour, and subcontractor invoice must be assigned to a specific customer and sub-project in QuickBooks before closing the month.
Job costing takes rigid discipline. We bring the discipline so you can focus on building.
Your team makes 15 runs to the supply house a week. At the end of the month, the receipts get lumped into "Materials" on the P&L with zero context.
We implement receipt capture systems and enforce project tagging on every transaction. You see exactly what materials went to the Smith Kitchen vs. the Jones Bath.
Your field guys bounce between three jobs in a day. You record their payroll as a single overhead expense, making it impossible to know labor costs per job.
We track time per project and apply fully burdened labor rates (wages plus taxes and insurance) so your job profitability isn't artificially inflated.
You think you made 25% on a job. Six months later, your CPA tells you that you actually lost money because you forgot to factor in tool wear and admin time.
Because we classify direct costs versus indirect overhead correctly, you get a clean Gross Profit line that tells you the hard truth about your bids.